On the occasion of Alcatraz's premiere, a guide to all that seems familiar about the producer's latest venture. And not just because Jorge Garcia is in it.

The Highly Attractive Woman Who Has Some Combination of Guns, Secrets, and Challenges

The Highly Attractive Woman Who Has Some Combination of Guns, Secrets, and Challenges

Casting women is something of a specialty for J.J. Abrams: He knows how to take an obscure newcomer and turn her into a watchable badass. Who had ever heard of Jennifer Garner before Alias? Judging from the first two episodes of Alcatraz, Sarah Jones is next in line. She's got that whole Evangeline Lilly tough-girl swagger and some of Anna Torv's ability to maintain stoicism in the face of some seriously out-there plot points. Also, she's really hot.

The Intriguing Foreigner

The Intriguing Foreigner

J.J. Abrams's typical, action-oriented show is packed with more rogue operatives, CIA agents, and former government spooks than an Islamabad conference room. But the characters who tend to be cloaked in the most mystery aren't your average American suits — they are (gasp) not from America at all! In Alcatraz, Parminder Nagra assumes this role, with a helluva reveal at the end of the debut episode.